Smelfungus is the name given by Laurence Sterne to a character in his novel A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, written in 1768. The character...
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Laurence Sterne, which contained a satirical depiction of Smollett as Smelfungus. In April 1763, the 15-year-old Elizabeth Smollett died. She was the only...
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Carlyle by James McNeill Whistler Dryasdust Laborare est Orare Phoenix Smelfungus Thomas Carlyle (Millais) "Thomas Carlyle and His Works" by Henry David...
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Carlyle by James McNeill Whistler Dryasdust Laborare est Orare Phoenix Smelfungus Thomas Carlyle (Millais) "Thomas Carlyle and His Works" by Henry David...
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his spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness. He modelled the character of Smelfungus on him. The novel was extremely popular and influential and helped establish...
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Journey Through France and Italy, refers to Smollett under the nickname of Smelfungus, due to the snarling abuse Smollett heaped on the institutions and customs...
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Carlyle by James McNeill Whistler Dryasdust Laborare est Orare Phoenix Smelfungus Thomas Carlyle (Millais) "Thomas Carlyle and His Works" by Henry David...
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published "An Occasional Discourse on Sauerteig" (1859), attributed to Smelfungus. David Atwood Wasson parodied Carlyle in 1863 in a "strongly critical...
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Teufelsdröckh (lit. 'God-born Devil's-dung'), Gottfried Sauerteig, Dryasdust, and Smelfungus. Linguistically, Carlyle explores the humorous possibilities of his subject...
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Carlyle by James McNeill Whistler Dryasdust Laborare est Orare Phoenix Smelfungus Thomas Carlyle (Millais) "Thomas Carlyle and His Works" by Henry David...
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